Kalki 2898 AD Event: Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan Share Stage - See Pics

The makers of Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD held a pre-release event on Wednesday in Mumbai attended by the cast of the film including Deepika Padukone, Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan.

Kalki 2898 AD's pre-release event was attended by Deepika Padukone, Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan.

Kalki 2898 AD is set to release on June 27, 2024.

Producers C. Aswani Dutt, Swapna Dutt, and Priyanka Dutt were also in attendance, adding to the evening’s glamour.

Each star shared their experiences and excitement about being part of this ambitious project, further fueling the anticipation among fans.

Amitabh Bachchan opened up about his experience of working in the magnum opus. He said, “It’s been a great honour to have worked on this project. To work in a setup where they have gone beyond what most of us have been doing all our lives in this film industry."

"I really appreciate that they’re moving a little ahead of time and making us a part of it, working in conditions that we never thought we would be able to work in. I want to congratulate Nag Ashwin and the production for thinking of something like this film. It was a great honour for me to be a part of it," he added.

Kamal Haasan said, "I always wanted to play the badman because badman gets to do all the good things in the film when heroes are singing romantic songs and waiting for the heroine where he can just go and do what he wants.”

"So I thought I am gonna play the bad man so it's gonna be fun but then he wanted it to be different and I am almost like saying in the film with a bad idea," he further added.

Deepika Padukone further stated, “It’s been a great learning experience. A completely new world and we went through different phases of discovering what this movie is all about."

She added, "The magic that is in Nagi’s (Nag Ashwin’s) head is now here finally for everyone to see. We as actors have discovered that along the way. It’s been an incredible experience, at both a personal and professional level.”

Talking about sharing the screen with Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan, Prabhas said, “I should thank Datgar and Nagi for giving me the opportunity to work with such great legends. It's bigger than a dream. And I don't know what to say. When I first met Amitabh Sir, I touched his feet. He said, 'Don't do it. If you do it, I'll do it.' Sir, please. I can't even think. We grew up watching you.”

Furthermore, he said, "Kamal Sir, when his Sagar Sangam came out, I asked my mother, 'I want his dress.' My cousin, if he had indulged, had a tummy. And they used to put a cloth on his stomach. They used to act in front of us like him. And now I'm working with them. This is like something unbelievable" (All images: Manav Manglani)